Calling all wavies! What are your thoughts on curl keeper (and other products)?

in Hair Type 2
So I've been looking around this site and it seems like almost everyone uses/loves CK, is it really that great? How does it work on your hair wavies? If it didn't work for you, then what does? I'm wondering what methods/products/homemade concoctions have or haven't worked for you. Just so you know my hair type is very thick, very frizzy, somewhat course 2c.
2c, very thick, fine, ALMOST have defeated the frizz
Recovered from a long hair staightening addiction
Been on CG for a while(modified, water soluable 'cones, but no sulfate)
~"Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them"~
Recovered from a long hair staightening addiction
Been on CG for a while(modified, water soluable 'cones, but no sulfate)
~"Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them"~
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They're my current faves but thinking about re-trying Curls Rock Curl Booster, Biolage Curl Cream, LOOB and HEBE. I didn't have luck with them in the past but I was so new to CG that I didn't have a clue what I was doing.
I only wet my hair about every 4th day so it's harder to fit in all the products I'd like to try. *hee*
Current Experiment: S&C by D
Curl Fix and Daily Fix are my HGs :love4:
Sulphate and cone free since July 2007
wavy/curly fine texture/medium porosity/medium-low density
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PW: wavycurly
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i really wanted it to be my HG but alas...i still have more searching to do!
Poo: Mop-C, GV Tea Tree, CV poo bar
Cond: AOHR, GV 50:50, Deva Low-Poo
Prod: GV DLI, LOOB, FX Gel, Mop-C Curl Creme,
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Jessicurl products kinda work for "look", but my hair feels very producty and straw like when I use them. I've used the cheaper gels like LaBella too with no luck.
Oh yea, I have QCCC too, but I'm currently in a fight with that product. I'm going to keep it and try it again when the humidity subsides, but for now it does nothing for me. Aside from the fact that it smells great!
I think the CK is an amazing product and am always surprised when people dont like it.
It doesnt make my hair dry or greasy - it just makes it have a glossy smooth surface and keeps it from frizzing (but not in that smothered John Frieda silicone way).
3miii/My HGs tame bulk&frizz/Give definition w/o crunch
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Fine, Thick, Normal Porosity, Normal Elasticity
Countess Balashi of Divi Beach in the Order of the Curly Crusaders :occasion5:
If I'm Going To Have A Bad Hair Day, It Might As Well Be In Aruba!
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I think that is the best way to put it. CK looks and acts like a silicone, but doesn't feel like a silicone.
CK is the one!!
as of 6/17/10 - I have to add Joico!
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I think I might have to get me some...Uh oh, I think I'm becoming a PJ!:eek:
Recovered from a long hair staightening addiction
Been on CG for a while(modified, water soluable 'cones, but no sulfate)
~"Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them"~
Watery -- it's water based and doesn't build up.
Fine, Thick, Normal Porosity, Normal Elasticity
Countess Balashi of Divi Beach in the Order of the Curly Crusaders :occasion5:
If I'm Going To Have A Bad Hair Day, It Might As Well Be In Aruba!
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I thought CK was supposed to be hydrating...
Any suggestions on an alternative?
CG since March '08
2b
Currently Using:
Wash: ACV rinses, Suave Coconut Conditioner
Conditioner: Tigi MM, Suave Coconut with honey
Style: (Not all together, but this is what I'm rotating through right now) Glycerine/water spray, Re:coil, LOOB, Joiwhip, Garnier spray gel, BRHG.
To SOTC: Deva Set it Free, and/or Garnier water based wax
When I use it under something else, I only use a palmful. Now that its my only product, I put 1 palmful in quickly through all my hair, like I'm doing a ponytail. Then as I finger curls sections of my wet hair I add more as needed.
The key to CK is to not touch or diffuse your hair until your hair starts to get hard. Don't worry, the crunchiness scrunches out easily once your hair is dry.
I suggest watching the CK styling video on the website.
HTH.
~CG 8/06 ~
fine, wavy - 2b/3a
KCNT and KKCC
Recovered from a long hair staightening addiction
Been on CG for a while(modified, water soluable 'cones, but no sulfate)
~"Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them"~
Because of your low dewpoint, you might want to try it over a good moisturizing leave-in or a little curl cream. That's the only way it would work for me during the winter here when the dewpoint is low.
Fine, Thick, Normal Porosity, Normal Elasticity
Countess Balashi of Divi Beach in the Order of the Curly Crusaders :occasion5:
If I'm Going To Have A Bad Hair Day, It Might As Well Be In Aruba!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
I don't like the smell of it.
I don't think I use enough so one day soon I will be using more.
I guess I should try it before a leave-in?
Jeez I spent the $ and I don't even know how to use it.
Oh, and I bought off brand KY liquid and it worked good...I will have to see if I can get CK to work "right" and then try the lube again and compare...hahaha
Loving JC and CK products...:) Been loving them for 3 years...looking to branch out and try new things!!!
You use KY in your HAIR?!?
Modified CG
Suave Lavender Co, Tigi MM, CK, Fuzzy Duck/FX Curl
for other product recs--i loved an article nc.com posted in fall of 2007 about a college curly with a budget--she was a wavy and had lots of suggestions, about CK as well as mousses, gels, etc. i bet you could find the article in the archive for some other product ideas if you want.
(i liked CK in fall and now am messing around with it for a summer combo. do people find it drying or moisturizing? i'm confused.)
Low-poos--faves are Deva and JC, experimenting with CJ Gentle Cleansing Shampoo
Conditioners: faves are Devacare One-C, Jessicurl Too Shea
Leave Ins: Conflicted relationship--no fave
Fave stylers: Aveda Flax Seed & Aloe over Aveda Phmollient mousse, KCCC over anything, Biolage Firm Hold Gelee (HG for spring/summer), CK
:sad5:
Avoids: Sulphates, Silicones, Protein, Mineral oil, Petroleum, Polyquaternium, Sodium/Magnesium, Heat
Mod-CG since June 2007
An old fave was Curls Souffle, but I don't know if they make it anymore. It smells goooooood.